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Proton cars

The Proton (Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd) company, Malaysia, produced the following car models.

  • Proton Aeroback
  • Proton Arena (Called Proton Jumbuck in UK and Australia)
  • Proton Gen-2 was the second generation, replacement model for Proton Wira, launched on February 8, 2003.
  • Proton Iswara
  • Proton Juara
  • Proton Perdana, based on the Mitsubishi's Mitsubishi Eterna , was first produced in 1994, intended for the higher-end market.
    • Proton Perdana V6
  • Proton Pert, a near-identical copy of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The current model resembles the Evolution VII and is raced in the production class of the World Rally Championship.
  • Proton Putra
  • Proton Saga was one of Malaysia's first national cars and the first Proton car model. It rolled off the assembly line in Shah Alam in September 1985. The 100,000th Proton Saga was produced in January 1989.[1]
  • Proton Satria
    • Proton Satria GTI is a 2-door sports hatchback. This was Proton's attempt at the sporty, performance hatchback market. Very popular in Malaysia and has a large following in Australia. Powered by a 4-cylinder 1.8 liter DOHC engine.
    • Proton Satria R3 is a limited edition road-legal race-spec Satria with only 150 units in production. It features a double seam-welded lightened chassis and a tweaked engine with more aggresive cam timing.
  • Proton Tiara was a vehicle based on the Citroën AX, built under licence Proton from 1996 to 2000.
  • Proton Waja (Called Proton Impian in Europe) was introduced to replace the Proton Wira. It was the first car model designed internally by Proton.
  • Proton Wira was introduced in 1993 based on Mitsubishi Lancer/Colt. More than 220,000 units were sold between 1996 and 1998 [2]. This car was very popular in Malaysia.
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